Not all systematic reviews are created equal

Ref ID 680
First Author J.F. Farragher
Journal CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Year Of Publishing 2018
URL https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0008417418773328
Keywords Protocols
Heterogeneity
Risk of bias
Pre-specification
Disclosure
Physiotherapy
Low reporting quality
Problem(s) Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported
Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed
Flawed risk of bias undertaken
No registered or published protocol
Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria
Intervention not described / defined
Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity
Number of systematic reviews included 4
Summary of Findings Frequent errors in the four included systematic reviews of occupational therapy included: no registered or published protocol; Flawed risk of bias undertaken; Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed;; Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported; Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria; Intervention not described / defined; Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes